Here’s something that’s a little different. I found the kit on Ebay and it just screamed out for a conversion!

I had the idea for this loco after seeing a photo of a similar one taken on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. A chance find at a car boot sale provided a very badly made 1/24th plastic model of a Bugatti Royale which I stripped down as carefully as I could and ended up with several useful pieces including the complete bonnet and radiator assembly which resisted every affort to take it apart easily, so I used it as it was!

Terry writes: This model is based on an old Triang “OO” gauge model with handwheels made from the wheel hubs of a 1:24th Ford “T”.

For those people who would like to try Gn15 but are concerned about the cost, here is a cheap and easy conversion of a Hornby 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter. As the model will be repainted when finished, it does not matter which one of the many varied liveries you use. Mine happened to be in CEGB livery and cost the princely sum of £9.99.

After converting the Hornby 0-4-0 loco, you will need some wagons to go behind it.~Now Sidelines make some very nice short wheelbase industrial type wagons but with a little time and by raiding the “spares” box (which every modeller should have), you can make your own basic flat wagon with a variety of tops for […]

Kelso Creek is the latest in a number of micro-layouts I have built over the years and the first in Gn15 (1:24th). The accepted size of a micro is 4 sq. ft. or less and Kelso Creek is only the size of two A4 sheets of paper placed end to end.

Terry writes: The basis of this was a “Sidelines” Gnat less the bonnet and sides.